Algiers man arrested for bringing gun to a funeral in Marrero

An Algiers man was arrested at a funeral in Marrero on Wednesday after the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said he showed up to pay his respects with a gun.

Corey Stevenson, 21, of 3201 Rue Parc Fontaine, was booked with resisting police officers, illegal carrying of a firearm and possession of a stolen firearm after he was arrested at Second Zion Baptist Church in the 6500 block of Second Zion Boulevard. Stevenson remains in custody at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna.

According to an arrest report, a fellow mourner noticed that Stevenson had a gun under his shirt while he was sitting in a pew at the funeral, and contacted authorities.

Deputies arrived, confronted Stevenson and attempted to place him against a nearby wall to conduct a pat down search. While doing the search, deputies noticed a bulge beneath Stevenson's shirt.

However, before deputies could complete the search, Stevenson pushed away from deputies and ran. As deputies caught him, a 9mm Ruger, with an extended magazine, fell from Stevenson's clothes, the arrest report said. The magazine contained 34 rounds, and there was another round in the chamber of the weapon.

Stevenson was taken into custody without any further inciden and no one was injured, the arrest report said. An official at Second Zion church declined comment, directing inquiries to JPSO.